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Favoriting February 25, 2013: Sighting a Robin is the first sign of Spring. Sighting Robyn Hitchcock means it will be doubly good.

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Artist Track Album Label Approx. start time
Kevin Ayers  Lady Rachel   Favoriting Joy of a Toy    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers  May I?   Favoriting Shooting at the Moon    0:04:59 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers  Everybody's Sometime and Some People's All the Time Blues   Favoriting June 1, 1974  Island  0:08:43 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers  City Waltz   Favoriting Sweet Deceiver    0:13:07 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers  Blue   Favoriting Yes We Have No Mananas  Island  0:16:38 (Pop-up)
Kevin Ayers  It Begins With a Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends With a Curse   Favoriting The Confessions of Dr. Dream & Other Stories  Island (UK)  0:23:04 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Robyn Hitchcock 
College of Ice   Favoriting
Eye 
 
0:32:27 (Pop-up)
George Harrison  I'd Have you Anytime [Early Take]   Favoriting Early Takes, Vol. 1    0:41:09 (Pop-up)
Richard Thompson  My Enemy   Favoriting Electric  New West Records  0:44:17 (Pop-up)
Billy Bragg  Distant Shore   Favoriting England, Half English  Elektra  0:49:54 (Pop-up)
The Reverend John DeLore  Morning is a Ghost Town   Favoriting Sweet Talk for Pretty Daughters  John DeLore  0:52:19 (Pop-up)
Trixie Whitley  Gradual Return   Favoriting Fourth Corner  Strong Blood Records  0:55:37 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Robyn Hitchcock 
College of Ice   Favoriting
Eye 
 
1:00:08 (Pop-up)
 
Live performance and chat with Robyn Hitchcock
 


Irene, self-photographing with Robyn

On the eve of a brand new album, a tour and a significant birthday, Robyn Hitchcock was dropping by some of his favorite radio stations to perform some solo sessions. Mr. Hitchcock is no stranger to Irene's show, having been on twice before, and said he felt it was important that WFMU not be left out. In advance of the new album, Robyn was ensconced in WFMU's Love Room to play songs from his newest disc, "Love from London," to be released in March 5th, 2013.
Robyn Hitchcock  Harry's Song   Favoriting Love from London  Yep Roc Records  1:05:42 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat        1:10:41 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock  Fix You   Favoriting     1:12:45 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat        1:16:23 (Pop-up)
 
Robyn Hitchcock  Visions of Johanna (Dylan)   Favoriting     1:22:00 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat        1:28:21 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock  My Rain   Favoriting     1:34:44 (Pop-up)
 
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat        1:37:57 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock  Be Still   Favoriting     1:47:04 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock and Irene chat        1:51:23 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock  Stupefied   Favoriting Love from London  Yep Roc Records  1:52:27 (Pop-up)
Robyn Hitchcock  I Love You   Favoriting Love from London  Yep Roc Records  1:56:17 (Pop-up)
 

Music behind DJ:
Robyn Hitchcock 
College of Ice   Favoriting
 
 
1:59:17 (Pop-up)
Cat Stevens  Angelsea   Favoriting Catch Bull At Four  A & M Records  2:05:06 (Pop-up)
Jenn Grant  One More Night   Favoriting The Beautiful Wild    2:09:32 (Pop-up)
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison  But I Do   Favoriting Cheater's Game  Premium Records  2:14:04 (Pop-up)
Nataly Dawn  Back to the Barracks   Favoriting How I Knew Her  Nonesuch  2:17:11 (Pop-up)
Rebecca Martin  In the Early Winter Trees   Favoriting Twain  Sunnyside  2:19:36 (Pop-up)
Bridget St. John  The Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity   Favoriting Ask Me No Questions / Songs For The Gentle Man*    2:23:17 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Robyn Hitchcock 
College of Ice   Favoriting
 
 
2:27:23 (Pop-up)
Nico  Evening of Light   Favoriting The Marble Index    2:36:47 (Pop-up)
Eric Carbonara  Charles Smokes a Cigarette   Favoriting The Paradise Abyss  Eric Carbonara  2:42:21 (Pop-up)
Mark Fosson  Gorilla Mountain   Favoriting Digging in the Dust  Tompkins Square  2:51:40 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Robyn Hitchcock 
College of Ice   Favoriting
 
 
2:57:27 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  12:04pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

Hi Irene, hello one and all
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pierre:

Bonjour Irene !
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Van in DC:

Wonderful start...really looking forward to the show today! Hi Irene and Sean and Pierre and everyone
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Cheri Pi:

Nice beginnings.
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SheWolf:

Ooh ahhh
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Rev. Turnip Druid:

g'morning. & thanks for Lady Rachel -- Sad to admit I wasn't very familiar with Ayers' solo stuff until all the tributes here (mostly knew the early Soft Machine). But have been seriously digging this...
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doca:

hi irene and all listeners, great start indeed. sad loss though.
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doca:

i was surprised i received a wfmu letter on saturday! i didn't knew wfmu reached its listeners even though they're in brazil, it made my day.
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pierre:

I've been feeling what Rev. Turnip Druid has described too, so thanks WFMU DJs to have been playing (not sure if i'm correct here) many of his solo work.

@ Cheri Pi : (from last comment board) I use the powers of my japanese culture addict roomate to understand those songs
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KevinfromBayRidge:

Hello all, The FMU Grim Reaper... Multiple songs by an artist! I very much wish that i focused more on Mr. Ayers when he was still with us. Like the Rev, I did enjoy early Soft Machine in the day.
  12:13pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

Great Kevin Ayers tribute, Irene
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Sem Chumbo:

Gratitude overflowing. Thank you, FMU.
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Irene Trudel:

Kevin Ayers is one of the musicians that had a big influence on my Early WFMU listening. Very sad that he's gone. In my tape collection I have a concert I recorded in 1993 at Maxwell's in Hoboken that I had permission to air. It was pre-archives. When I find the DAT (only the cassette has surfaced) I'll make the archive available online.
  12:21pm
paula pc:

thanks for this set Irene
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SheWolf:

Same here Rev Turnip. I'm enjoying the Ayers education I've received the past few days though.
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BDR:

George would have been 70 today. HINT! And thanks much for the Ayers.
  12:24pm
paula pc:

this is stunning
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Irene Trudel:

Thanks BDR! I think I can work a little Georgie in there.
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YETI BOB:

hooray for Vinyl! Fabulous set Irene!
  12:33pm
?:

...Had to rush home on Lunch Break from Work
- to try & catch even a minute Live
(??...Live *is* usually Later in Shows...)

...w/ Comments...

- & join the Chorus of Sycophantic PopGushers & say... :

- I LOVE ROBYN HITCHCOCK - !!!

...There be many worthwhile Artists
- but Robyn H.-man is among the special part of the great curve Unique & Quality enuff to influence how one actually Sees Things
...like a Significant Painter
(- appropriate to his being a Visual Artist as well - ??)

(...& - I'm not saying I'm disaffected & dangerous - 'xactly...
- just sayin' if ya do Not Archive it *real nice* like
...my Psychic Powers might make Bad Things happen @ the Prom
...mm'kay - ???...)

- A coupla Observations re Style (I guess - ??) :

a.) Msr. Hitchcock has noted that he self-identifies as a Surrealist more than being 'Psychedelic' per se.

b.) Msr. Hitchcock is generally known as a quirky Surrealist top-grade Singer-Songwriter Stylist
...but I think he should be recognized as a pretty bitchin' (often acoustic) Guitarist, too - ! ;
...He did the album w/ Gillian Welch
- & has tunes like 'Ghost Ship' on 'You & Oblivion' album
- & says Dylan is probably his greatest influence (??)
- How does he feel about his relation to the Folk Tradition - ??

- Elaborations - ??
  12:37pm
RevolutionRabbitNov63:

...I hate Mercury Retrograde - !!!
...Deffo want my 'Name' on this - ! : )
- *Sorry* for Repeat - !

...Had to rush home on Lunch Break from Work
- to try & catch even a minute Live
(??...Live *is* usually Later in Shows...)

...w/ Comments...

- & join the Chorus of Sycophantic PopGushers & say... :

- I LOVE ROBYN HITCHCOCK - !!!

...There be many worthwhile Artists
- but Robyn H.-man is among the special part of the great curve Unique & Quality enuff to influence how one actually Sees Things
...like a Significant Painter
(- appropriate to his being a Visual Artist as well - ??)

(...& - I'm not saying I'm disaffected & dangerous - 'xactly...
- just sayin' if ya do Not Archive it *real nice* like
...my Psychic Powers might make Bad Things happen @ the Prom
...mm'kay - ???...)

- A coupla Observations re Style (I guess - ??) :

a.) Msr. Hitchcock has noted that he self-identifies as a Surrealist more than being 'Psychedelic' per se.

b.) Msr. Hitchcock is generally known as a quirky Surrealist top-grade Singer-Songwriter Stylist
...but I think he should be recognized as a pretty bitchin' (often acoustic) Guitarist, too - ! ;
...He did the album w/ Gillian Welch
- & has tunes like 'Ghost Ship' on 'You & Oblivion' album
- & says Dylan is probably his greatest influence (??)
- How does he feel about his relation to the Folk Tradition - ??

- Elaborations - ??


- & ! :

- Thanx, Kevin Ayers.
...Hey - !: Prog like any other Genre: Gotta Pick & Choose...
  12:37pm
kiemzi:

that was a great tribute set, thanks Irene!
  12:41pm
RevolutionRabbitNov63:

...Okay!: Actually feel better then about having to go back to Work - ! (...It's already 'Archived'...)

- Thanx for bringing the Hitchcock - WFMU - !!!
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uuee:

Hi Irene,
Thanks for the tribute to Kevin...as for myself, at 66, I can assure you the 68 is NOT old!
  12:45pm
paula pc:

doesn't get better than this one
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Van in DC:

Really nice
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Mike East:

I was playing some George Harrison on guitar for my baby yesterday. Surprisingly, she's a very attentive audience
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Matt from Springfield:

Agree wholeheartedly with paula! Lovely!
The drumbeat has interesting interplay on the album version of this, but what a nice, laid back early version without it.
  12:47pm
don:

1st single by Soft Machine, pre 1st album ,is a double-sided gem of early Ayers.
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Matt from Springfield:

Hi there Irene and everyone!
Thrilled about Robyn - what a good arrival of Spring!

Great tribute to Kevin Ayers too.
  12:48pm
Yair Yona (Tel Aviv, Israel,Earth,Milky Way):

My Enemy is one amazing song
Hi Irene
  12:49pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

@Mike, I was listening to Clay Pigeon's podcast last week, were you one of the callers?
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Chris from DC:

Agreed, this is fantastic.
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Mike East:

@Sean - Yes!
  12:54pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

Great set, Irene
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Matt from Springfield:

@Sean: Check Fabio's list for the comments. @6:31 I said:

"Angel in Levi's Mike and Luciana East!
Thanks for calling!"

Based off what Clay called Mike earlier--he started to read that on the Air, but was cut off! :)
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Irene Trudel:

Hi Yair! Totally agreed on the RT song. And Yes, Matt, Robyn means spring is coming. Literally-- he seems to schedule time in NYC at the start of spring.
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Mike East:

@Matt - that freaked me out a little, because I actually was wearing Levi's at the time, and wondered how Clay knew. Maybe I'm just a predictable dude.
  1:02pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

Love this and the track you played last week,
  1:09pm
seang:

Hello Robyn Hitchcock!
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Matt from Springfield:

Wooooohoooooo! And so it begins...!
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Matt from Springfield:

I recently bought Invisible Hitchcock on vinyl, still need to listen to that. Apparently it's out-takes and B-sides from 1981–1985, so should be interesting.

There weren't many of his LPs available, so I bought it partially based on the great US release cover art! ;)

eil.com...
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Matt from Springfield:

'Ullo, Robyn!

"The Gong of Sixty" is about to hit my Dad, as well!
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Mike East:

@Matt - I've never seen someone look so badass plucking a radish.
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YETI BOB:

Matt: "Invisible" has some of my faves ... "IMy Favorite Buildings", "I've Got a Message For You" - give that platter a spin! (And eat a radish while you listen to it)
  1:18pm
~L:

Wonderful!
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Matt from Springfield:

@Mike: I know, and while in a garden dressed like that! And flaunting nice looking radishes! Magnifique!

Thanks Yeti Bob! (Chomping a radish goes w/o saying!)
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Matt from Springfield:

Lisa S: "There'd be a lot less sadness if more people listened to the blues".
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Matt from Springfield:

Oh WOW! "Visions of Johanna" is a great one, and Robyn playing a stripped down acoustic of it??! WOW! :D
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Jennique:

Oh boy, two of my all-time favorites combined! SO wonderful to hear Robyn singing one of the best Dylan songs. Thank you Mr. Hitchcock!
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slugluv1313:

greetings Irene and Robyn and everyone in WFMU land! yes, THANK YOU for wonderful Kevin Ayers tribute (i agree, 68 is NOT old at all! and i am not just saying that b/c i am 54!) and LOVING Robyn's visit! THANK YOU!!!!!!!
  1:31pm
bill:

*clap clap clap clap!!*
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Matt from Springfield:

**STANDING O!!!**

**workplace stares at me**
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Matt from Springfield:

Mmm, Phantom 45s! RSD is in mid-April, have to look out for those.

"Our phones are aging quicker than we are"!!
  1:36pm
hellosmith:

just logged on after hearing visions of johanna in the car, A-MAZ-INGG
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Matt from Springfield:

Radio Free Culture, today @6: "Understanding Artist Revenue Streams"--prob relevant to the "music/music business" comment.
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Jennique:

Such a sultry voice. Ay-YI YI! Hard to concentrate here at work.
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Irene Trudel:

So many great quotes from Robyn!
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Matt from Springfield:

@Irene: Trying to transcribe some of them, for quick Googling! :)
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Mike East:

I was literally thinking this morning about making mixtapes in real time. I miss that. I was doing it for a while (recording records into the computer), but its just not quite the same.
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Van in DC:

Irene the Engineer :)
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Matt from Springfield:

I think people don't like the clinging of change--I don't. Paper bills fit nicely and fold. Though when I was last in the UK I enjoyed the £1 coins, for small expenses that was convenient (and probably cost less to mint than a paper note).
  1:46pm
seang:

68 is not young or middle-aged so it's kinda old
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Droll:

The root problem with the music business today is the "customers" won't pay for music. The problem is social, not a business or technical.
Attention is not a substitute for being paid, and it makes no sense to master songwriting and performance so you can earn a living selling apparel and stickers.
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Matt from Springfield:

There have been limited edition Half Dollars mainly for numismatists, not really in circulation.
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Irene Trudel:

Thanks Van!! It's an honor to engineer for Robyn.
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Jennique:

I still have a double cassette player at home with all my mixtapes of my youth. Read that a dad gave his son a cassette walkman to use. Not only did the son not know what the buttons were meant to do, he thought the switch for "Metal" was meant for heavy metal music.
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Matt from Springfield:

And Irene's great engineering of other sessions too!
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Mike East:

I was also thinking about my old fisher price record player. Do they still make crappy record players for kids? I still have a lot of old storytelling 45's that I'd love my kid to mess around with...but I don't want her touching my stereo system.
  1:51pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

I kept some dollar coins from a trip a few years ago, worth hanging onto?
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Matt from Springfield:

@Sean: If you're a numismatist, certainly! If you intend to cross the pond here again, they're still legal tender if you want to use them.
  1:54pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

I miss recording compilation tapes and I totally agree, Irene, as much as downloads are quick and convenient I miss gatefolds, sleeve notes etc. Great set from Robyn
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Cory:

Thanks Robyn and Irene!
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Matt from Springfield:

Nice pose you two! Nice "rat top" from Robyn :)
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12539:

That was wonderful. Thanks Irene!
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Lewis:

@Vann - was just thinking the same thing...
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Van in DC:

That was fantastic, many thanks Irene and Robyn!
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Matt from Springfield:

Thanks for stopping by Robyn! Truly an honor! Have a nice birthday too! (gonggggggggg)

Thanks Irene and WFMU!
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YETI BOB:

.... made my day
  1:58pm
andymorphic:

amazing rendition....easily one of my favorite voices in music....and black snake diamond roll is one of my favorite records! thanks
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Mike East:

great set, cool hat!
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Cory:

yeah, the hat is okay, but that cardigan is awesome!
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Van in DC:

Wow. Cat!
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Irene Trudel:

I've posted a few pics of Robyn, including one jowly one of me trying to take a snap with my own camera.
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Planet Tyler:

Why isn't Robyn wearing the polka dots in the last pic so he can match the floor? :)
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Irene Trudel:

He switched to a warmer shirt before he left. It was a very cold day when he came in to the studio. And he can't be expected to be a fashionista as well as a great musician. ;D
  2:29pm
don:

Why don't more people know about Bridget St. John, still going strong today. Sounds like Nico, doesn't it?
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slugluv1313:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND THANK YOU, MR. ROBYN HITCHCOCK!!!!!
  2:33pm
daniel kirk:

Bridget is like Nico and Nick Drake put into a musical blender. She's got the ghost-like quality of Nico's voice, but lots of warmth and gentleness. Beauty and sadness...
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Matt from Springfield:

Hypnotic Cyclone of Sound!
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S.A. from S.F.:

Ah well... here for the last 15 minutes... archives, ho!
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S.A. from S.F.:

Edging toward 60 myself -- wish I still had the hair of Robyn (or Nick Lowe)!
  2:52pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

Loving this track from Eric
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Van in DC:

Archives for sure S.A! I plan to revisit the live set again myself, even after hearing it "live" here already :)
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S.A. from S.F.:

Yeh, you could listen to this in a dim bar or cafe for hours, couldn't you?
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Mike East:

Acoustastic!
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S.A. from S.F.:

Mark Fosson has a bit of a Leo Kottke sound in his hands.
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Matt from Springfield:

"Gorilla Mountain", curious name for this track, but a great performance!
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Van in DC:

Thanks for an amazing show Irene! What a way to spend a Monday! :)
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KP:

Great show, Irene. Thanks.
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Irene Trudel:

Thanks everyone! Catch you next week.
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Matt from Springfield:

Great selections, and GREAT live set! Amazing show, one for the ages!

Thanks Irene! Great a great afternoon everyone!
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woj:

thanks for bringing robyn in, irene -- nice to hear him as always and looking forward to the show at webster hall...
  12:02am
Jorge Reyes:

I like the design of the webpage, raw html like in the old times!
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